02 December 2024 Military News |
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- Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an Off-Camera, On-The-Record Press Briefing DoD 02 Dec 2024
- Readout of Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ms. Amanda Dory's Meetings With Beninois Ministerial Leaders DoD 02 Dec 2024
- Temporary Grand Forks AFB B-1 beddown approved US Air Force 02 Dec 2024 -- The environmental assessment and legal review are complete, officially paving the way for the temporary movement of 17 B-1B Lancers and 800 Airmen from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, to Grand Forks AFB, beginning in December.
- AETC centers reach initial operational capability US Air Force 02 Dec 2024 -- Three newly established centers under Air Education and Training Command achieved Initial Operational Capability, marking a significant milestone in the command's efforts to reoptimize the Department of the Air Force for Great Power Competition.
- USS Michael Murphy, USS Spruance and USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Conduct Port Visits in Thailand and Singapore US Navy 02 Dec 2024 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) and USS Spruance (DDG 111) conducted a port visit in Phuket, Thailand, Nov. 22-26, and USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) in Sembawang, Singapore, Nov. 23-27.
- Truman arrives in Marseille, celebrates Thanksgiving US Navy 02 Dec 2024 -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), the Italian Navy Carlo Bergamini-class frigate Carabiniere (F 593), and embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW 1), arrived in Marseille, France, on 28 Nov.
- FRCE marks 150th F-35 induction US Navy 02 Dec 2024 -- Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) marked a milestone in its support of the F-35 Lightning II program when the depot recently inducted and completed modifications on its 150th F-35 and returned the aircraft to the Fleet.
- Putin approves record defense budget for 2025 as EU officials visit Ukraine Press TV 02 Dec 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed off on the defense budget for 2025, raising the military spending to record levels, as top officials from the European Union visit Ukraine.
- Pacific Fleet starts combat training within framework of new training period Russia MoD 02 Dec 2024 -- The Pacific Fleet started combat training within the framework of the new training period Sessions on military-political work were held on the Fleet's ships and coastal units. At coastal training ranges, servicemen began intensive combat training.
- Biden seeking additional $24B to support Ukraine, replenish US weapons stockpiles VOA 02 Dec 2024 -- President Joe Biden has asked Congress for an additional $24 billion to support Ukraine and replenish U.S. weapons stockpiles, two U.S. officials tell VOA, as the administration continued Monday to push out new aid packages from the last congressionally approved funds for Kyiv before Biden leaves office on January 20.
- Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine DoD 02 Dec 2024 -- As part of the surge in security assistance that President Biden announced on September 26 to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position, the Department of Defense (DoD) today announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs.
- U.S. Provides More Security Assistance to Ukraine DoD News 02 Dec 2024 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Rustem Umerov, Ukraine's defense minister, this morning to discuss battlefield dynamics and U.S. security assistance to Ukraine, said Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press secretary.
- United States Announces Significant New Military Assistance for Ukraine US Dept. of State 02 Dec 2024 -- As part of the surge in security assistance that President Biden announced on September 26, the United States is providing another significant package of urgently needed weapons and equipment to our Ukrainian partners as they defend against Russia's ongoing attacks.
- Statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan The White House 02 Dec 2024
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Ukrainian Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov DoD 02 Dec 2024
- Germany's Scholz Visits Kyiv Pledging New Weapons RFE/RL 02 Dec 2024 -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit on December 2 vowing to deliver hundreds of millions of euros in additional weapons for Ukraine's defense this month, with questions mounting among Kyiv's allies and signs of a possible diplomatic shift around the 3-year-old full-scale Russian invasion.
- Germany announces Ukraine military aid as chancellor makes Kyiv visit VOA 02 Dec 2024 -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged $680 million in military aid for Ukraine as he pledged support for the country during a visit Monday to Kyiv.
- India - MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopter Equipment and Follow-on Support DSCA 02 Dec 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of India of MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopter Equipment and Follow-on Support and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1.17 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
- INDIA - MALAYSIA JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE HARIMAU SHAKTI COMMENCES IN BENTONG CAMP, MALAYSIA India PIB 02 Dec 2024 -- The 4th edition of India- Malaysia Joint Military Exercise HARIMAU SHAKTI commenced today, at Bentong camp, Pahang district, Malaysia
- Top Israeli general tasked with Iran file announces intention to resign: Report Press TV 02 Dec 2024 -- A high-ranking Israeli army general who serves as the head of the Strategy and Third-Circle Directorate, which is tasked with the military's Iran file, has announced his intention to step down.
- "National security is the foundation for growth" - Defence Secretary launches new strategy to boost UK jobs and growth. UK MOD 02 Dec 2024 -- UK based defence firms will be prioritised for government investment under a new defence industrial strategy.
- Chad orders French troops' departure, triggers fresh anti-French military sentiment VOA 02 Dec 2024 -- Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby has defended his decision to break military ties with France, saying at a news conference Sunday that their defense pact no longer meets Chad's security needs.
- The Government of the Republic of Estonia approved defence readiness exercise Okas Estonia MoD 02 Dec 2024 -- The Government of the Republic of Estonia decided to declare a defence readiness exercise Okas 24-2 (Quill), with up to 250 members of the Engineer Battalion (1st Infantry Brigade) and Air Defence Battery (Estonian Division) ordered to participate in the snap exercise (SNAPEX). Exercise Okas is of a defensive manner, aimed at practicing national defence activities. There is no immediate security threat to Estonia.
- Norway contributes F-35 fighter jets and NASAMS air defence to Poland Government of Norway 02 Dec 2024 -- Ukraine remains in critical need of military support, with Poland as as the most critical logistics hub.. Starting early December 2024, Norway will assume air defence responsibility for the most important hub for the transport of both civilian and military material from other countries to Ukraine.
- Joint Expeditionary Force completes exercise JOINT PROTECTOR 24 Latvia MOD 02 Dec 2024 -- The Joint Expeditionary Force, with its sizeable UK contingent, has completed Exercise JOINT PROTECTOR 24 in Liepāja, Latvia.
- Minister Blair and Premier Pillai sign letter of intent to establish a Reserve presence in Whitehorse, Yukon Canada 02 Dec 2024 -- Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Ranj Pillai, the Yukon Premier, signed a letter of intent for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) to establish a Naval Reserve presence in Canada's north. With the support of the Government of Yukon, the RCN intends to send members to Whitehorse, Yukon, in the summer of 2025 to further explore viability and develop options for a Naval Reserve footprint in the territory.
- PH Fleet, Marines, Navy units hold interoperability drills Philippine News Agency 02 Dec 2024 -- Units from the Philippine Fleet (PF), Fleet-Marine Ready Force and reservists from the Philippine Navy have kicked off their first-ever unified exercise aimed at enhancing the operational readiness and interoperability of the participants.
- Foreign Minister Baiba Braže: Canada is our trusted Ally in NATO. Our security is inextricably linked in the current geopolitical situation Latvia MFA 02 Dec 2024 -- On Monday, 2 December 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Baiba Braže, welcomed the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Baltic States and Canada to Riga with a view to strengthening dialogue in the "3+1" format on matters of shared interest.
- Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on February 25-December 1, 2024 Lithuania MND 02 Dec 2024
- Operation Resolution New Zealand Defence Force 02 Dec 2024
- Analysts skeptical about potential of 'Asian NATO' VOA 02 Dec 2024 -- Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has been actively advocating for the establishment of a collective security alliance in Asia similar to that of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Europe and North America.
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the "Partnerships in Action: Honoring Our Commitment to Afghan Allies" Reception US Dept. of State 02 Dec 2024
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Chairman of the Communist Party of Vietnam's Commission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 02 Dec 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Vietnam Communist Party External Relations Committee Chairman Trung US Dept. of State 02 Dec 2024
- Readout of President Joe Biden's Meeting with Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva of the Republic of Cabo Verde The White House 02 Dec 2024
- Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby En Route Luanda, Angola The White House 02 Dec 2024
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- 2 December 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 02 Dec 2024
- Statement by the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi Israel Defense Forces 02 Dec 2024
- Statement by PM Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 02 Dec 2024
- Dec. 1: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 02 Dec 2024
- Renewed fighting strains Israel-Lebanon ceasefire VOA 02 Dec 2024 -- Renewed rocket launches from Hezbollah militants in Lebanon and a wave of retaliatory strikes by Israel are intensifying pressure on a days-old ceasefire aimed at calming tensions in the troubled region.
- Lebanon's Berri condemns Israel's 'flagrant violation' of ceasefire Press TV 02 Dec 2024 -- Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has censured the Israeli regime for its "flagrant violation" of the ceasefire.
- Hezbollah responds to repeated truce violations by Israel with strike on occupation site Press TV 02 Dec 2024 -- Hezbollah has launched an attack on an Israeli military site in the occupied Kfarchouba hills in response to the regime's repeated violations of the ceasefire agreement that was to bring an end to nearly 14 months of fighting between the two sides.
- Israel attacks southern Lebanese town despite ceasefire Press TV 02 Dec 2024 -- The Israeli military continues to strike Lebanon despite a ceasefire agreement with the Hezbollah resistance movement, striking residential buildings in the south.
- ICC says facing threats over arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant Press TV 02 Dec 2024 -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) says it has faced coercion and intimidation after judges issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ousted war minister over war crimes in Gaza.
- The nightmare in Gaza must stop, urges UN deputy chief UN News 02 Dec 2024 -- Describing the situation in Gaza as "appalling and apocalyptic" the UN Deputy Secretary-General on Monday called on world leaders to act decisively to alleviate suffering and prevent the further devastation of the enclave.
- UNRWA Situation Report #15 on the Lebanon Emergency Response: All information from 13 November - 20 November 2024, valid as of 27 November 2024 at 1:00 PM UNRWA 02 Dec 2024
- Remarks by Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of UNRWA at the Ministerial Conference to Enhance the Humanitarian Response in Gaza UNRWA 02 Dec 2024
- Secretary-General's remarks to the Cairo Ministerial Conference to Enhance the Humanitarian Response in Gaza UN Secretary-General 02 Dec 2024
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Dermer US Dept. of State 02 Dec 2024
- Statement from President Joe Biden on Omer Neutra The White House 02 Dec 2024
- Joint Statement by the Department of State and the Department of the Treasury on the United States Government's Response to Israel's Cabinet Decision on Extending the Indemnification for Correspondent Banking between Israel and the West Bank US Treasury 02 Dec 2024 -- The United States welcomes the Government of Israel's decision to approve a one-year extension of its indemnification for Israeli banks, which underpins correspondent banking relationships with Palestinian counterparts.
- Norway expressing strong support for Palestine at the Cairo conference Government of Norway 02 Dec 2024 -- State Secretary Kravik participates at today's Cairo Ministerial Conference to enhance the Humanitarian Response in Gaza . The aim of the conference is to dramatically increase humanitarian aid to Gaza, and to plan and prepare for the day a ceasefire is in place, and the immediate aftermath. The healthcare and education sectors must be restarted, water and sanitation systems repaired, paving the way for long-term reconstruction led by the Palestinian government.
- Minister Fajon in Cairo: We are determined not to fail the people of the Middle East Republic of Slovenia 02 Dec 2024 -- At the Cairo Ministerial Conference, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon discussed the prospects for lasting solutions for Gaza and the Middle East as a whole with participants from more than 90 countries and international organisations.
- Indonesia's maritime deal with China: Analysts worry on sovereignty issues Radio Free Asia 02 Dec 2024 -- Indonesia's foreign minister on Monday responded to concerned lawmakers that a recent joint maritime development deal with China did not recognize Beijing's claims in the South China Sea, but analysts said his explanations were a weak justification for a serious error.
- Russian submarine in 'very worrisome' surfacing to the west of Philippines Radio Free Asia 02 Dec 2024 -- A Russian attack submarine surfaced in the South China Sea to the west of the Philippines last week, prompting Manila to send a warship and aircraft to track it, said the Philippine military on Monday, an appearance that the president said was "very worrisome."
- PCG ships patrol WPS after Chinese helicopter harasses PH fishers Philippine News Agency 02 Dec 2024 -- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) deployed two ships to Rozul Reef in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Sunday after several Filipino fisherfolk complained of harassment by a Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy helicopter.
- Worrisome, PBBM says of Russian submarine in WPS Philippine News Agency 02 Dec 2024 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday expressed alarm over the sighting of a Russian attack submarine in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), saying it is "very worrisome."
- Security Council 2140 Committee Condemns International Humanitarian Law, International Human Rights Law Violations in Yemen UN Security Council 02 Dec 2024
- UN chief calls for ceasefire amid sharp escalation in northwest Syria UN News 02 Dec 2024 -- The UN Secretary-General has expressed alarm over the sharp escalation of violence across northwest Syria, calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities and a return to the UN-facilitated political process.
- A look at groups that captured Syria's Aleppo VOA 02 Dec 2024 -- Rebel forces and allied militants launched a significant offensive last week against Syrian government forces in northwestern Syria, capturing Aleppo, the country's second-largest city. This marks the largest escalation in Syria's civil war since it began in 2011.
- Iran, Russia pledge support for Syria in battle against terrorists Press TV 02 Dec 2024 -- The presidents of Iran and Russia have pledged support for Syria in its battle against terrorism as the Arab country is grappling with a surge in terrorist activities in the north.
- Pezeshkian: Iran ready to strengthen cooperation with Syria against terrorism Press TV 02 Dec 2024 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Tehran is ready to improve cooperation with Syria to overcome the ongoing crisis in the Arab country in the wake of the resurgence of terrorism.
- US presence in Syria behind resurgence of terror; Israel 'biggest beneficiary' of insecurity: Iran Press TV 02 Dec 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry says lingering and illegal American military presence in Syria is the main reason behind persistence of terrorism in the Arab country, describing the Israeli regime as the main beneficiary of regional insecurity.
- IRGC: Syrian Army, resistance will make Israel, colluders regret 'new atrocities' Press TV 02 Dec 2024 -- The spokesman for Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has denounced the recent surge in terrorist activities in northern Syria, saying Syrian government forces and fighters from the Axis of Resistance will make the Zionist regime and its allies regret this new atrocities.
- Hundreds of Takfiri terrorists killed in Syrian army's attacks near Aleppo, Hama Press TV 02 Dec 2024 -- Hundreds of the Takfiri terrorists have been killed in Syria as the army is pressing ahead with its anti-terror operation.
- Iran's foreign minister: Terrorists made miscalculation in Syria Press TV 02 Dec 2024 -- Iran's foreign minister says Takfiri terrorist groups in Syria made a miscalculation by launching their ongoing assault on the Arab country's army positions.
- Iranian, Turkish FMs discuss Syria developments, anti-terror fight Press TV 02 Dec 2024 -- Foreign ministers of Iran and Turkey have discussed mutual relations as well as the latest developments in the region, particularly the resurgence of terrorism in Syria and the anti-terror fight.
- Sectarian violence in Pakistan border district claims more than 130 lives VOA 02 Dec 2024 -- Authorities in Pakistan reported Monday that armed clashes between rival Sunni and Shiite Muslim tribes in a northwestern district bordering the border with Afghanistan have resulted in at least 133 deaths within the past two weeks.
- Kachin, Shan residents face hardships as China and Myanmar block trade Radio Free Asia 02 Dec 2024 -- Closures along Myanmar's shared border with China have cut off residents of Kachin and Shan states from humanitarian aid and sent the prices of goods skyrocketing, sources from the regions said Monday.
- UN experts say world must stop ignoring Myanmar Radio Free Asia 02 Dec 2024 -- The world must pay more attention to the civil war in Myanmar and work harder to deny the military junta access to the weapons it has used to carry out a reign of violent terror against its civilian population, 12 U.N. experts said in a state
- Insurgents in Myanmar's Chin state capture four military camps, group says Radio Free Asia 02 Dec 2024 -- Ethnic minority insurgents battling Myanmar's junta in Chin state have captured four camps from the military, killing 15 soldiers, said a spokesman for a rebel force in the northwestern state on the border with India.
- Myanmar: UN experts call for 'course correction' as civilian deaths reach 6,000 UN News 02 Dec 2024 -- UN independent human rights experts have called for urgent international intervention in Myanmar as civilian deaths hit 6,000 since the military junta seized power in February 2021 following a coup, leading to mass civilian resistance and international condemnation.
- 4K ex-MILF, MNLF fighters receive DSWD aid in 2024 Philippine News Agency 02 Dec 2024 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to assist former members of various non-state groups, violent extremist groups, and adults and children in armed conflict situations across the country, a senior agency official said Monday.
- NATO Rejects Pristina's Request For Kosovar Deployment To North RFE/RL 02 Dec 2024 -- NATO's mission in Kosovo says it has withheld authorization for a request by Pristina to deploy the ethnically fractured country's national security body, the Kosovo Security Force (KSF), to the Serb-majority northern region where an explosion last week damaged a water canal and ratcheted up tensions.
- UN: Haitian children account for about half of country's armed gang members VOA 02 Dec 2024 -- The head of the United Nations children's agency said Monday that children make up about half of all armed gang members in Haiti and called for their enhanced protection.
- WFP scaling up food assistance in Haiti in response to rapidly escalating needs WFP 02 Dec 2024 -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling-up its operations in Haiti to meet escalating food needs in the face of a hunger crisis driven primarily by violence and displacement.
- Remarks by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell at the ECOSOC Special Session on Haiti UNICEF 02 Dec 2024
- Haiti's children: Crisis demands urgent action UN News 02 Dec 2024 -- As Haiti grapples with escalating violence and systemic collapse, its children are bearing the brunt of a multipronged crisis that threatens their lives, safety, and future.
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- Security Council ISIL (Da'esh), Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends Three Entries on Its Sanctions List UN Security Council 02 Dec 2024 -- On 2 December 2024, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da'esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and/or underline in the entries below on its ISIL
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at the meeting with Foreign Minister of Hungary Peter Szijjarto, Moscow, December 2, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Dec 2024
- Russian National Arrested for Attempting to Illegally Export Aircraft to Russia by Transshipping Through Armenia US Dept. of Justice 02 Dec 2024 -- Sergey Nechaev, a dual U.S.-Russian citizen, was arrested today in the Southern District of Georgia on charges related to the unlawful attempted export of two small aircraft to Russia. In conjunction with the arrest, the U.S. government also seized the aircraft.
- Justice Department Files Civil Forfeiture Complaint Against Sanctioned Oligarch's U.S. Music Studio Sale Proceeds US Dept. of Justice 02 Dec 2024 -- A civil forfeiture complaint was filed today for $3.4 million in proceeds from the sale of a music studio in Burbank, California. The complaint alleges that the proceeds, which are beneficially owned by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, are the proceeds of sanctions violations. An indictment charging Deripaska with sanctions violations had been unsealed on Sept. 29, 2022, and Deripaska remains at large.
- US targets China's chip industry with new export controls Radio Free Asia 02 Dec 2024 -- The United States announced a new semiconductor export control package against China, curbing exports to 140 companies, its latest major effort to block China's access to and production of chips capable of advancing artificial intelligence for military purposes.
- China slams Lithuania over expulsions amid cable-cutting row Radio Free Asia 02 Dec 2024 -- China on Monday slammed Lithuania's expulsion of three of its nationals amid an ongoing row over the involvement of a Chinese-registered cargo vessel in the cutting of undersea internet cables in the Baltic Sea.
- Three staff members of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China have been declared undesirable in Lithuania due to activities that violate the Vienna Convention and the laws of the Republic of Lithuania Lithuania MFA 02 Dec 2024 -- On 29 November, a diplomatic note was delivered to the People's Republic of China (PRC) regarding the declaration of three non-accredited staff members of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China as personae non gratae and unacceptable in Lithuania.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on Lithuanian Foreign Ministry's Demand for Chinese Diplomatic Personnel to Leave the Country Within the Time Required PRC MofA 02 Dec 2024
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on December 2, 2024 PRC MofA 02 Dec 2024
- U.S. Plant's Chinese Owner Shipped Sanctioned Electronics To Russia's War Machine RFE/RL 02 Dec 2024 -- A Chinese company that owns a California manufacturing plant has sent hundreds of shipments of restricted dual-use electronics to Russia since the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine, including to sanctioned companies with ties to the Russian military.
- US to block sale of cutting-edge, chip-making equipment to China VOA 02 Dec 2024 -- The Biden administration announced Monday that it has imposed a new set of export controls on China, restricting the sale of cutting-edge, semiconductor-manufacturing equipment and high-bandwidth computer memory to the communist nation.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 02 Dec 2024
- Telephone conversation with President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian President of Russia 02 Dec 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian at the initiative of the Iranian side.
- Iran: Outside forces pose real danger to regional security, stability Press TV 02 Dec 2024 -- Tehran has dismissed anti-Iran allegations made by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), saying outsiders pose a real danger to regional security and stability.
- Iran will support Syria against 'US-Israel plot'; True Promise III 'definite': Fmr. IRGC chief Press TV 02 Dec 2024 -- A former chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the United States and the Israeli regime provoked Takfiri terrorists into invading and occupying the Syrian city of Aleppo to expand the war from Lebanon and Gaza into Syria.
- Thailand summons Myanmar envoy, demands release of fishermen Radio Free Asia 02 Dec 2024 -- Thailand summoned the Myanmar ambassador on Monday and demanded the release of four Thai fishermen detained after Myanmar's navy opened fire on Thai boats near their border, resulting in the death of one fisherman and the wounding of two, a Thai official said.
- Türk calls on Georgian authorities to protect freedoms of expression and assembly amid violence OHCHR 02 Dec 2024 -- UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today called on the Georgian authorities to respect and protect the rights to freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly following four nights of protests that were marred by violence, and dispersed using disproportionate, and in some cases unnecessary, force by the police in the capital, Tbilisi.
- Rights chief calls on Georgian authorities to protect basic freedoms UN News 02 Dec 2024 -- The UN human rights chief on Monday urged Georgian authorities to respect and protect rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, following four nights of protests marred by violence.
- Georgian President Says Country In Revolt After Opposition Leader Briefly Detained RFE/RL 02 Dec 2024 -- Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili said the entire country is in "revolt" after police beat and forcibly dispersed protesters in Tbilisi for a fourth night amid angry demonstrations over government plans to suspend EU accession talks through 2028.
- Foreign Minister Tsahkna bans 11 Georgian officials from entering Estonia Estonia MFA 02 Dec 2024 -- Today, December 2, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna imposed sanctions on 11 Georgian officials, including Georgian Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri and Bidzina Ivanishvili, Honorary Chairman of the Georgian ruling party Georgian Dream, banning them from entering Estonia.
- The Foreign Ministry expresses strong protest to the Ambassador of Georgia over violence against peaceful protesters by Georgian law enforcement authorities Latvia MFA 02 Dec 2024 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is following, with deep concern, developments in Georgia, where in recent days local law enforcement authorities have used violence against Georgian society exercising their right to peaceful assembly and protests in response to the Georgian government's decision to suspend the process of Georgia's integration into the European Union.
- Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia impose national sanctions on those responsible for the brutal crackdown on protesters in Georgia Lithuania MFA 02 Dec 2024 -- In accordance with the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens of the Republic of Lithuania, a group of Georgian officials who de facto control the Government of Georgia and are responsible for brutal crackdowns on protesters, violations of human rights and abuse of the rule of law are prohibited from entering Lithuania for five years.
- Five Takeaways From Romania's Parliamentary Elections RFE/RL 02 Dec 2024 -- The ruling center-left Social Democratic Party (PSD) has won Romania's parliamentary elections, one week after the shock victory of a far-right candidate in the first round of the country's presidential election.
- Designating Former Government of Uzbekistan Officials Responsible for Human Rights Abuses US Dept. of State 02 Dec 2024 -- On the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, the United States is imposing sanctions on former Government of Uzbekistan officials Yulduz Khudaiberganova, Anvar Kuryazov, and Aybek Masharipov under the Global Magnitsky sanctions program for serious human rights abuse, including for their role in human trafficking and perpetuating physical and sexual violence against children at a state-run orphanage in Urgench, Uzbekistan.
- Treasury Sanctions Former Government of Uzbekistan Officials for Serious Human Rights Abuse US Treasury 02 Dec 2024 -- Today, on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning three former Government of Uzbekistan officials who were involved in human trafficking and gender-based violence, including physical and sexual violence against children at a state-run orphanage in Urgench, Uzbekistan. All three individuals are being designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13818, which builds upon and implements the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and targets perpetrators of serious human rights abuse around the world.
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